Miner&#39;s headgear



Sept. 27, 1938.

H. c. COWDEN MINERS HEADGEAR Filed A ril 20, 1957 2 SheetsSheet l I h.60WCZ6 v 9 v By Aiforneys;

Sept. 27,1938. Q C W EN 2,131,617

- MIINERS HEADGEAR r Filed April 20, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2IIIIMIIIII/III Inventor /7 V C. COM/def? Patented Sept. 27, 1938 PATENTOFFICE MINERS HEADGEAR Henry Charlie Cowden, Cromona, Ky., assignor ofone-fourth to George Walter Earles, Kingsport, Tenn.

Application April 20, 1937, Serial No. 138,058

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in headgearadapted to be worn by miners and others engaged in hazardous work.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a helmetadapted to be Worn by miners which while being light will at the sametime be sturdy and sufficiently reinforced to ward off falling articleswhich would ordinarily inflict injury on the miner.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a headgearadapted to be worn by miners which is reinforced in such a manner as toprotect the miner's head and at the same time provided with illuminatingmeans built into the headgear. I

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the headgear.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the headgear. v

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the headgear.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view through theheadgear.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts,it can be seen that numeral 5 represents a dome-shaped structurepreferably of hard fiber which is provided with a multiplicity ofdownwardly extending corrugations 6 on its outer side radiating from thethickened top portion 1 of the shell 5. This thickened portion 7 ishollow to define a compartment 8 in which the battery 9 can be disposed,and this compartment is provided with a hinged closure 10.

A forwardly extending neck-like extension II is provided on the forwardside of the shell 5 and this is provided with a lens 12 in the forwardend thereof held in place by a removable rim [3. In this shell II is thebulb socket M for containing the bulb l5. From the socket extend wiresI6 to the battery 9.

It is preferable that slots 11 or other openings extend through theshell 5 to open the interior of the shell 5 to the inside of thecorrugations 6. On the other hand, the shell 5 itself may be corrugated.These corrugations 6 obviously reinforce and serve to ward off variousobjects that might ordinarily injure the miner's head.

Numeral l8 represents a head encircling band from the forward portion ofwhich extends the visor 19 which is attached to the cloth coveredreinforcing wire 2| which circumscribes the band l8. The band 18 has thecrossed extensions 22 which extend upwardly against the inside of theshell 5.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is understood that numerous changes in the shape, size andmaterials may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

A safety headgear comprising a dome-shaped structure provided with araised utility containing pocketed structure at its top portion, aplurality of hollow flute structures extending downwardly from thepocketed structure and terminating adjacent the lower edge of thedomeshaped structure and being open at their lower ends, saiddome-shaped structure provided with slits therein communicating theinteriors of the flutes with the interior of the dome-shaped structureto promote ventilation.

HENRY CHARLIE COWDEN.

